EC Harris
victorious at the CEE Retail Estate
Awards
[15 February 2010]
International Built
Asset Consultancy, EC Harris, received recognition from its peers
for its role in the development of the retail real estate market in
the Central and Eastern European region at the 2009 CEE Retail Real
Estate Awards held recently in Warsaw,
Poland.
The consultancy was awarded the Project
Management Firm of the Year - 2009 award – for the second year
running, beating off stiff competition from Mace, Bovis Lend Lease,
Gardiner & Theobald, Gleeds and Hill
International.
The retail awards acknowledge the growing
international significance of the commercial retail real estate
market in the Central and Eastern European region, from both a
development and investment perspective. Despite the economic
crisis, this year the event was bigger than ever demonstrating
renewed confidence in the market, especially in Poland for
2010.
EC Harris has been involved in several
prestigious projects in the CEE region in 2009, including the roll
out of the first four TK Maxx stores. The store launches in
Poland, late 2009, also gained TK Maxx recognition on the night,
taking home three awards: Best overall CEE Retailer; Best
Fashion Retailer (over 5000m2); Best Newcomer of the Year.
Catherine Tobiasinsky, Head of Retail at EC
Harris commented: “To receive this award again signifies our retail
sector expertise in the region. We are seeing that clients are
seeking EC Harris out as the delivery partner of choice in the CEE
region to support their business growth aspirations and develop
winning partnerships, such as with TK Maxx. This award reflects the
very successful outcomes that we have achieved for our
clients.”
The judging panel included 40 Retailers and
Retail Real Estate expert professionals in CEE Region. The Judging
process was independently moderated by E&Y and voting was by
secret ballot.
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Notes to Editors
About EC Harris
EC Harris is an International Built Asset Consultancy - acting
as trusted advisors to clients - in planning and executing
strategies that optimise the construction, operation, use and
ownership of built assets. The firm has 46 wholly owned
offices in 24 countries employing 3,400 people. Turnover
in 2008/09 was £306m.